Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

166 reviews

shannahtan's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I did a tandem read with the audiobook and the kindle version. I thought Adam Lazarre-White was a wonderful narrator for this one. It’s definitely not a book for the faint of heart because it does get quite gruesome. I think this book does a great job depicting racism as well as exploring morality and religion. I wish there had been more about Latrell. Titus does a a tiny monologue to Darlene about how he loves Charon, and that’s why he’s hard on it. This reminded me of James Baldwin’s quote about America.

The fall festival scene was reminiscent of Charlottesville white supremacist attack in 2027, especially because the book is set in Virginia.

I don’t think the book had any major plot twists, and I also wouldn’t say it was predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

lidenek's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Hard topics dealt with, very much a true crime novel that hits some elements of American culture:life that are difficult to read but important 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Mass/school shootings

rustyduckmd's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

wytnie's review against another edition

Not writing the book off i want to try again at another time but i think i just started it at a bad time for me. Also there was a surprise content wise and i wish there had a been a trigger warning page before the book started

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, and Medical content

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Death of parent

booktellswitht's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

SA Cosby doesn't miss. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

mmhender2's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

This crime thriller kept me engaged in the plot from the end of the first chapter. I wanted to know who the criminal was. The writing was clunky at times (too many similes that weren't needed) and I felt it ended abruptly. The crime was darker than I imagined. It gave me first season of True Detective vibes. The small town setting was well done and I liked the development of the protagonist. If you like crime thrillers, you'll like this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, and Murder

ereyesmena's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Murder

thingsreadinbed's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

strugglecity's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Racism

Minor: Mass/school shootings

poisonwood's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Gun violence

This book does contain violence against children. It’s not gratuitous or voyeuristic but it is a main theme.